Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Small Business Owners Expect Rebound in Second Half of 2011
By Danielle AndrusA survey released Nov. 11 by Administaff found almost half of small business owners don't expect the economy to rebound until the end of next year.
November 17, 2010
Research Senior Editor Ken Silber discusses the origin of hedge fundsResearch Senior Editor Ken Silber on the Gabe Wisdom Show of 11/10/10, Business Talk Radio, talks about Alfred Winslow Jones, the eclectic founder of the hedge fund industry.
November 17, 2010
CPI Barely Rose in October; Lowest Yearly Gain on RecordStoking U.S. market fears of deflation, core CPI saw its smallest 12-month increase, rising only 0.6% over the last year, posting its smallest gain since the Labor Department started keeping records in 1957.
November 17, 2010
Putnam CEO Reynolds Calls for a 'New Solvency'Putnam's Reynolds: If the U.S. does not move to a new economic model, the global markets will force change "in ways much more painful than anything" the Deficit Reduction Commission proposed.
November 17, 2010
A European QE? Why the Euro, and Maybe the EU Itself, Is in DangerJames Dailey says the current troubles with Greek and Irish sovereign debt mark "the end of Bretton Woods II," and he suspects that the European Central Bank, "with the Chinese and the Fed, will do a version of quantitative easing to bail out the banking sector in Europe."
November 17, 2010
A European QE? Why the Euro, and Maybe the EU Itself, Is in DangerJames Dailey says the current troubles with Greek and Irish sovereign debt mark "the end of Bretton Woods II," and he suspects that the European Central Bank, "with the Chinese and the Fed, will do a version of quantitative easing to bail out the banking sector in Europe."
November 17, 2010
A European QE? Why the Euro, and Maybe the EU Itself, Is in Danger. Looking at the long-term trends, says James Dailey, the current troubles with Greek and Irish sovereign debt mark "the end of Bretton Woods...
November 17, 2010
The DOL’s DC Fiduciary Shift, and the SEC’s on Munis: Connecting the Advisor Tea LeavesThe increased awareness of the fiduciary duty resulting from financial re-regulation is already having visible effects on DC plans and muni bond advisors.